New App.

In this weeks adventure I downloaded a new geocaching app from the apple store to increase our adventures. This photo is a screen shot of all the geocaches from the greater El Paso area, the green ones are the free ones and the grey ones are the upgraded ones that I would have to pay for. However, as you can see there are plenty of free ones in the area to find. In fact, the other picture is mine and my Wife's feet dangling of a 150 foot cliff after finding the cache. There was no need for additional physical exercises this adventure, due to the continuous upward climb to find the hidden treasure. We were also rewarded by a hawk screeching as it flew beneath us as we sat. That provided the education part of this adventure for our son, as we sat and enjoyed the view we learned about the different birds of prey in the local area. So the lesson for today is technology can be used to educate almost anywhere. Thank you for visiting my blog and following along on my educational geocaching adventures. Until next time, get up and go find it!

Andy 

Geocaching with technology

     In this weeks adventure in Geocaching, the DeUnger clan, trounced around the Chihuahua Desert, outside of El Paso Texas. I used a simple tech tool this week to find a cache to search for. I just googled "Geocaching El Paso" and picked a location to explore. Along the 4 mile trek, up and down rolling hills that turned into mountains, I would stop every half mile and select a quiz question for my 7 year old son. I prepared several questions for him from his various subjects. If he got it correct we would continue on or search for treasure. However, if he got it wrong, would do push-ups or lunges. after missing a couple questions, he started to try harder. We used a simple tech (a google search) to get us started this week and I used my sons 2nd grade Schoology app for some study questions to review and learn while we walked. I added physical exercise for "fun"

In the future I will find a geocaching App in my apple store for a new tech to try out. I had not even thought about looking into them until one of you mentioned the Pokémon Go app. That got me think. An app for virtual geocaching  would be fun. I imagine it would be similar to Pokémon Go in that the treasure is not physically at the location, however, the app would use a map and have virtual treasures under the "X". I that would be fun. I have not found an app like that, have any of you? 

          Until next time, Geocaching pirates, Get Up and Go Find it!

          Andy